Return of the Ape Man - DVD

This campy yet compelling horror classic stars none other than the legendary Bela Lugosi as Dr. James Brewster who embarks on an ill-fated endeavor to find an antidote after he turns himself into a hairy, stooped-over ape-man. When Dr. Brewster discovers that the key ingredient of the antidote is recently drawn human spinal fluid, he is abandoned by his assistant and must rely on the help of his captive gorilla to aid him in his search for an appropriate donor.

While engaged in a bizarre evolutionary experiment, scientist Jonathan Brewster (Bela Lugosi) is transformed into a hideous ape creature. Desperate to reverse the process, Brewster must acquire human spinal fluid. With his murderous gorilla henchman in tow, the pair sets out on a killing spree in an effort to affect a cure. Living up to his reputation for economical directing methods, director William Beaudine delivers a classic of the

Looking to prove their widely decried theories on cryogenics, researchers Dexter (Bela Lugosi) and Gilmore (John Carradine) returned from the Arctic with the frozen form of a caveman (Frank Moran)... and succeeded in reviving him. With the primitive's capacity for reason gone, however, Dexter concluded that a brain transplant would be a proper fix... and that the donor's willingness wouldn't be an issue. Second-bill shockfest from Monogram co-stars Teala Loring, Tod Andrews; George Zucco, despite having bowed out, still got billing! 60 min. Standard; Soundtrack English Dolby Digital mono.